The Meeker herald., 1887-05-21

NEEKER HERALD.
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SATURDAY. MAY q. Issf.
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LOCAL NEWS.
bob l,eigan left to-day for Glen wood
TO ''prove-up" on his ranch.
Pap Fuller is down with erysipelax
but Is pulling through all right.
Attention Ii called this week to the
new "ad" of the Capital Restaurant.
The festive little swallow is bnsily ii
work these days Ornamentinx the caves.
Several Mexican sheep -shearrrs passed
through Meekcr last Sunday on their
way " Utah.
SOlOucl Ibcti StiCo cAsnO oves uoS@'
Coyote Basin Tuesday and returned
the day following.
John W. welch In company with his
wife took = trip 10 Yampa this week,
returning Thursday.
Our Street Commissioner In having
the roa.is put In better condition BY
those liablr . road tax working out The
same.
Tho Haley injunction case II still
banging DIRE In the supreme Court, n.
though, II is Iumored that II was dis-
solved.
The freight teams Oh their WAY Ia
Sieeksr. loaded with freight for 1ros.
II. Watson. had tough time Of II In
the Bear river bottom.
Quite severe fros; visited tins SC
tisa several nights about n week nyo.
mud many tender plants set out few
days before were killed.
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Two teams of freight fos J. W.
Iiuyus 4 Co. came In Monday. The
clerks ~esc KEEP, busy for some time
after the arrival In disbing out Hour.
Ezra f!cmmin2 MAS obliged 10 leave
the roundup party Thursday and return
10 Mrckcr. ~ lie was taken suddenly Ill
the day pfcvic4u. We hope II ID Of no
serious consequence.
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The White river Is getting up 10 high
wafer mark. and tie wafer Ia quite
muddy al umra. Yesterday morning II
was six inches higher than II has bcra
st any time this spring.
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Captain bradbury. formerly Of the
1.rsdvilIc police force. hut now ono of
the minioas ot the Law Of this county.
passed through Meckcr yesterday morn.
Ing on business trip 10 Hayden.
Last week 40 Inadvertently omitted
the initials of scvcsal candidates for by
msneal hoaogs. but Ne arc willing 10
make amends. md will speak = Eoud
wugd for them On future OCCASIONS.
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Between Glcnwood aud Grand juno
ton tho mali service has beeu increased
IN rmi.weckly trips. better conn~c.
t,ons can now bc made by White river
people who prefer ii,r shortest route Ia
getting 10 the outside world.
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After an absence Of several months.
Dr. Thornton has returned 10 Aicckct
90 continue the practice II medicine and
surgery. and can liz found At his former
ollicc. The doctor WAS accompanied on
his return by his wife and child.
John Parker and wife. and McsSfs.
Coulter aud Pike. from 1.eadviilc.
pAs~e,i through Mrckcr yesterday on
their wny 10 Hayden. tn attend Ia their
ranch interests. Mr. Parker has = tine
span Of marrs with him aud no mistake.
W. r. llosaark was stricken down
with rheumatism last Monday. and on
Thursday DR.. Thornton MAS called In.
y" uc "ptV~au W 10 kVsNNk "osSV. AZ
last accounts he showed signs of i'm
provcment. and We trust hc will soon bc
up and around again.
The time Of wear Is at hand now
when visitors, who have been leaving
your Office door open all winter. com.
mencc carefully shutting the same.
And IL appears 10 te no trouble at all
for the Office boy to carry scu;tlc Of
coal and keep the stove booming. II
Is the influence Of tho weather over the
human mind.
Some people expect the society editor
to give personnel of the marriagcahle
young ixniea, widow. .old maids. &C.. In
this weeks issue. We prefer living on
top Of Mother Earth, however. 1may.